Disclosure: I received these products in exchange for a review. The opinions are all 100% my own and may differ from yours.
My family loves to play games, especially my daughters and I. My girls are always asking me to play board games with them. It’s one thing that we always love to do together. It gets us together as a family, and we have fun playing games as well. Being able to try out new games is always a fun experience. Every time I get a new game, my girls are always excited and wanting to play them right away.
I was recently given the chance to review some games from SmartGames. I chose five games to review. Those are: Dinosaurs Mystic Islands, Penguins Pool Party, Jungle Hide & Seek, IQ XOXO and Deducktion. What’s great about these games, is that they all seem to follow the same concept. My daughters were able to figure these out quickly, which is great!
With Dinosaurs Mystic Island, you can use all the pieces to create an island that is shown. In the booklet, they’ll have multiple ways to show you how you can make this island. What they want, is to separate the plant-eating dinosaurs from the carnivores.
There are 80 different challenges in this booklet. They’ll keep you busy for hours! It may seem like a simple game, but some of these are really challenging. I’ve helped my daughters with this game, and they loved it. It certainly can get tricky to get them all matched up.
I thought that Deducktion was a great game to bring along while you’re traveling. It snaps shut like a book, and all the pieces stay inside because it’s magnetic. This is a perfect game for my girls while we’re on the go.
seems like such a fun set of games. I would love to get these for the kids.
They are great! We love them!
I have never heard of any of these games, but I am all for the educational games. It’ll be fun to check into these with my son I bet you he would love a couple of them.
They’re so challenging and fun! They’re certainly great for all.
This is the best! Games like this are perfect for tricking kids into accidental learning. Love it!
Right! I just love them all!
I love games that encourage kids to use their brains and foster higher level thinking skills. I need to pick up this set for my grand son.
I’m glad you’d like to get some too. They’re so much fun and a great challenge.
These games look like so much fun! My kids and I would have a blast trying to figure them out.
They sure are! Lots of great challenges.
I like games that present challenges that you need to figure out. These seem like great games for the family.
They sure are! I’m sure you’d love these since you love challenging games too!
This looks so awesome! I love games that encourage kids to put their thinking caps on!
Same here! They’re great for kids.
I used to love puzzle games like this when I was younger. Glad to know that they’re still around.
Me too! I still love them now days too.
I love that these games keep the kids using their problem solving skills. It’s important to develop them!
It sure is!
These look like games my kids will love. I am always looking for educational games for them.
Great! Sounds like they’d love these then.
I love games that my kids can play and learn. I will have to get a few of these for them to try.
I’m glad to hear it! I hope they enjoy them too.
These games are great gift ideas. We have a little ones birthday party to go to and I have been trying to find the right gift.
This would be great! I hope you’re able to get some of these.
How cool, these look like a lot of fun! We are all about family game night so these are perfect.
Great! Family game night is always fun.
Definitely more challenging than another game of Monopoly for sure. Will have to look into these for our kids.
They sure are! I love a good challenge.
I love games that disguise education as fun and encourage play and learning! These games look so interesting and would be a perfect addition to our family game night. Thanks for sharing!
You’re welcome. I hope you are able to pick some up too!
I have not seen games like this before!! This looks like a game that my kids would love to play!
They’re great! We love them all.
We love game night in our house. I bet my son would enjoy this game. I will have to check it out.
Great! Game night is always fun.
We absolutely love having family game nights and are always on the prowl for new games. We will definitely have to look into this now that my boys are getting better at following directions.
That’s good! Family game night is always so much fun.
My littles and I love to play games together and I like the look of these puzzle games.
Games are always so much fun with kids.
Look at those games! I love how unique they are from other standard games!
Right! They’re so great.
Oh we are huge board game fans too, I have never seen these! I love puzzles games!
Me too! These are so much fun too.
This looks so cute. I bet my two youngest would like this. And maybe even my son.
Great! They’re certainly a lot of fun.
Thanks for sharing. I’ve been looking for some fun games for the nephew for Christmas. It looks like he’d love these. – Yolonda
I’m glad! I hope you all enjoy!
SmartGames I have never heard of but I know my niece’s kids would love these board games. The IQ XOXO does look interesting and I would love to play this one with them. I think it is important to still have board game family nights. Thanks for sharing these games.
You’re welcome. That IQ XOXO game is so fun!
I love games that my son can play and learn. Game night is big at our home! I will have to get a few of these for them to try.
I’m glad you love game night too! We all love playing games!
I love learning games for the kids. This looks like the perfect rainy day activity.
It sure is!
These look like games that my boys would love! And would be perfect for our family game night!
I’m glad! They are great for family game night.
Wow, looks like something that I, my boyfriend and my son will enjoy. I am looking forward to this.
Great! I’m so glad to hear it.
Our family loves playing board games. These look particularly fun for today’s connected families.
These are great! We love playing them all as a family. We can each pick one out to play by ourselves too!
I love how games are evolving these days. I think my kids would enjoy the Jungle themed game the best.
I agree! These games are so great.
My son would love the dinosaur game! I think they all sound fun.
They’re all a lot of fun.
How fun! I remember having family game nights when I was growing up, those were always the best memories.
They sure are! I always love family game nights.
These look like great games. I’d love to put together a game night with them.
Great! Game nights are always fun.
I love a great challenge too. I will get that IQ XOXO for the hubs and I to play with. He can be competitive too so it’s going to be fun! 🙂
Awesome! I’m sure you guys are going to love it too!
I will have to check these out! I am always looking for ways to challenge my kids and have a little fun too!
Glad to hear it! I love a great challenge too!
I love games that stimulates the brain. It really make you work for it while having fun!
Exactly! They’re great.
I know a few little cuties that would love these games! I love that they are educational, so this is a win/win for families!
Exactly! They’re such great games.
I have never heard of any of these games. They do look like fun though. I’m sure my son would enjoy playing them. Thanks!
You’re welcome! Good luck in the giveaway.
You had me at dinosaurs! Wow – my kids would love that one for our family fun Fridays!
That one was great! My girls loved it!
Game time is very important in families, I think. It gives us a chance to express ourselves….and it is always a fun time for us!
I completely agree. Game time is a must! 🙂
My girls have always loved playing board games. Even as adults, they still enjoy family time and board games.
That’s great! I still love playing them as well.